By Lisa Millegan, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Jul. 27--Modesto Junior College has completed a $32 million makeover of its auditorium complex that doubles it in size.

By Michelle Hatfield, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Jun. 11--A little more than 15 percent of students at area community colleges and universities earned grades low enough to land them on academic probation during fall 2007.

By Lisa Millegan, The Modesto Bee, Calif. May 15--Earlier this year, Modesto High School's band program was foundering. The longtime band instructor was placed on administrative leave after his arrest on suspicion of having an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old student.

By Michelle Hatfield, The Modesto Bee, Calif. May 6--The math is simple. Too few classes + too many students = wait lists. And Modesto Junior College students are learning that wait lists mean it takes longer to earn a degree or certificate.

By The Modesto Bee, Calif. Apr. 1--Cheryl Ebright Dell, a Beyer High School graduate and former Modesto Bee advertising director, has been named the new publisher of The Sacramento Bee.